May 2016
FEATURES
DIGITAL EQUITY: “A MORAL IMPERATIVE”: PART 2
By Tara Smith
While stories of educators fighting for digital equity are as unique as their contexts, the common factors are determination, urgency, and creativity. Tech & Learning presents Part 2 of its three-part series on this topic.
FROM PASSIVE TO ACTIVE: CREATIVE DISPLAYS IN THE CLASSROOM
By Tara Smith
Creative new interactive technologies are energizing students and teachers with fresh opportunities for interactivity and collaboration in the classroom.
THE NEXT DIMENSION: VR & AR IN SCHOOLS
By Ellen Ullman
Virtual reality and its second-cousin-once-removed, augmented reality, are coming to schools near you. And teachers can’t say enough positive things about the experiences their students are having with this new technology.
DRONES: THESE CLASSES FLY BY
By Sascha Zuger
When it comes to tech, Bobby Brian Lewis of Huntington Middle School in Warner Robbins, Georgia, is flying high. So when drones hovered into the education scene, Lewis grabbed a controller and never looked back.
PRODUCTS
PUT TO THE TEST: T&L EDITORS TAKE SOME NEW PRODUCTS FOR A TEST DRIVE.
● MIDAS Data Analytics System
● Kurzweil 3000
WHAT’S NEW: NEW TOOLS FOR SCHOOLS
DEPARTMENTS & COLUMNS
EDITOR’S NOTE: WHEN SCIENCE FICTION BECOMES FACT
TRENDING
● Top10 Web Stories
● BLOG BITS
● TOP TWEETS
● EDUCATION DATA PRIVACY: SEVEN LESSONS LEARNED
● SITE WE LIKE
● T&L READER SURVEY: DO YOU ASK ABOUT THE ABILITY OF A PRODUCT TO INTEROPERATE ACROSS PLATFORMS BEFORE PURCHASING?
● NEW RULES TO MAKE BROADBAND MORE AFFORDABLE
● APPS OF THE DAY FROM TECHLEARNING.COM
● 2016 FUTURE READY SCHOOLS SUMMITS AND WORKSHOPS ANNOUNCED
● STANDING UP FOR LEARNING
● CLASS TECH TIPS
● THE MORE YOU HAVE, THE MORE YOU GET
● BEST PRACTICES MOST IMPORTANT TO TEACHERS
BIG IDEAS: TECH IN SPECIAL EDUCATION
● Turning Tears Into Joy
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